Feud over woman turns violent, ends in stabbing

One man was taken to the hospital and another was arrested after a fight over a woman led to a stabbing Thursday night.

Witnesses told Evansville Police that the two men had been in a verbal feud — including challenges by both to fight the other — over a woman for about two weeks. The incident happened at 10:25 p.m. Thursday at 708 N. Third Ave., according to a police report.

The victim, Corey Massey, was standing on the porch at the house when David S. Devine, 44, came into the yard. Witnesses told police Massey came off the porch and hit Devine with a pole. Another witness took the pole away from Massey and the two men began fist fighting in the street. Devine then pulled a knife, stabbed Massey repeatedly and ran away, witnesses told police.

About then, officers on routine patrol came across the incident. Massey was taken to Deaconess Hospital. He had six stab wounds, including a punctured lung, according to the police report. He was in fair condition Friday, a hospital spokeswoman said.

Police found Devine at the Hob Nob Bar on West Maryland Street, and witnesses identified him. He was arrested on a preliminary charge of battery with a knife.